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The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs secured a $2 million federal grant to continue a project renovating an abandoned trailer park into stick-built homes for tribal members. The grant will pay for six new two-bedroom homes, adding to eight homes under construction from a previous federal grant in what the Warm Springs Housing Authority hopes will become a 45-unit development. The award comes from the latest round of Indian Community Development Block Grant program funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and was part of $16 million for tribal entities in Oregon, Washington and Alaska. “By supporting infrastructure and affordable housing, we are fostering resilience and sustainability within these vibrant communities,” said Andrew Lofton, northwest regional administrator for the federal housing agency, in a news release. The units will be affordable rentals — and potentially home ownership units — for households earning less than 80% of the area median income, using a formula from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to determine rent payments. While the project will provide much-needed housing, it comes with the added benefits of cleaning up an abandoned and dilapidated trailer park that became an eyesore over the years, said housing authority Director Danielle Wood. Building on the old trailer park site is advantageous because it already has water, sewer and other infrastructure that’s lacking on other parts of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Wood said. “We have opportunities to go and reclaim infrastructure in these abandoned lots,” she said. Network of new water pipes at Warm Springs could cost millions The federal grant adds to a larger effort to increase housing supply on the reservation and combat rising homelessness numbers. Homelessness among Native Americans and Alaska Natives has jumped by 53% since 2015, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Indigenous people are about four times as likely to be homeless than average, according to the alliance. In Central Oregon, Indigenous people make up nearly 10% of the homeless population, but only 2% of the overall population, according to the 2024 Point-in-Time Count. This fall the tribes celebrated the opening of a 10-unit permanent supportive housing project in Warm Springs, funded by a $4 million grant from the Oregon Department of Housing and Community Services. Last year the tribe received two federal grants totaling nearly $10 million to build housing. The units will add to an existing stock of about 300 units owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs. “I think it’s gonna add to what we’ve already got going,” Wood said.
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday voiced his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports, saying that any further “automation” of the ports would harm workers. Related Articles National Politics | Will Kamala Harris run for California governor in 2026? The question is already swirling National Politics | House v. NCAA lawsuit impact: Arizona, ASU expect to cut dozens of roster spots in wake of antitrust lawsuit settlement National Politics | Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America National Politics | Trump extends unprecedented invites to China’s Xi and other world leaders for his inauguration National Politics | Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump The incoming president posted on social media that he met Harold Daggett, the president of the International Longshoreman’s Association, and Dennis Daggett, the union’s executive vice president. “I’ve studied automation, and know just about everything there is to know about it,” Trump posted. “The amount of money saved is nowhere near the distress, hurt, and harm it causes for American Workers, in this case, our Longshoremen. Foreign companies have made a fortune in the U.S. by giving them access to our markets. They shouldn’t be looking for every last penny knowing how many families are hurt.” The International Longshoremen’s Association has until Jan. 15 to negotiate a new contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies. At the heart of the dispute is whether ports can install automated gates, cranes and container-moving trucks that could make it faster to unload and load ships. The union argues that automation would lead to fewer jobs, even though higher levels of productivity could do more to boost the salaries of remaining workers. The Maritime Alliance said in a statement that the contract goes beyond ports to “supporting American consumers and giving American businesses access to the global marketplace – from farmers, to manufacturers, to small businesses, and innovative start-ups looking for new markets to sell their products.” “To achieve this, we need modern technology that is proven to improve worker safety, boost port efficiency, increase port capacity, and strengthen our supply chains,” said the alliance, adding that it looks forward to working with Trump. In October, the union representing 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for three days, raising the risk that a prolonged shutdown could push up inflation by making it difficult to unload container ships and export American products overseas. The issue pits an incoming president who won November’s election on the promise of bringing down prices against commitments to support blue-collar workers along with the kinds of advanced technology that drew him support from Silicon Valley elite such as billionaire Elon Musk. Trump sought to portray the dispute as being between U.S. workers and foreign companies, but advanced ports are also key for staying globally competitive. China is opening a $1.3 billion port in Peru that could accommodate ships too large for the Panama Canal. There is a risk that shippers could move to other ports, which could also lead to job losses. Mexico is constructing a port that is highly automated, while Dubai, Singapore and Rotterdam already have more advanced ports. Instead, Trump said that ports and shipping companies should eschew “machinery, which is expensive, and which will constantly have to be replaced.” “For the great privilege of accessing our markets, these foreign companies should hire our incredible American Workers, instead of laying them off, and sending those profits back to foreign countries,” Trump posted. “It is time to put AMERICA FIRST!”
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